Erosion wear behavior of benzoyl chloride modified areca sheath fiber reinforced polymer composites

Abstract

Abstract The erosion wear properties of randomly oriented benzoyl chloride modified short areca sheath (AS) fiber reinforced polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) composites has been presented in this paper. The test specimens were prepared using various weights of fibers (0, 10, 20, 30 and 40%) by injection molding process. Wear behavior was studied using silica sand particle (200 ± 50 μm) as erodent taking impact angles (15, 30, 45, 60 and 90°) and impact velocities (48, 70, 82 and 109 m/s). The effect of impact angle and impact velocity of the erodent on erosion rate were studied and discussed. Pure PVA demonstrates greatest erosion rate at 30° whereas PVA/AS composites display most extreme erosion rate at 45° impact angle independent of fiber loading indicating semi ductile behavior. The minimum erosion was obtained at 10 wt% of fiber loading composites as compared with other fabricated composites. The eroded surface was further examined by scanning electron microscope (SEM) to study the eroded surface texture.